Re: In-Ear wired headphones recommendation

I don't know about their more up-to-date models, but Sennheiser's MX range have always struck me as great value for money, in terms of SQ.

A pity the same couldn't be said of their build quality, as their cables didn't seem to be made for all the tugging and bending involved in the kind of use they're aimed at - for that reason alone, it looks like this new model seems to address this, more or less.

Re: In-Ear wired headphones recommendation

You should browse Head-Fi and see their reviews, that's all they do and it's great for that BUT, careful because dedicated forums have a lot of bias, for example knives forums will suggest you $400-$1000 knives even though a <$50 is perfectly capable of doing the same job and as durable and comfortable, probably even more comfortable actually since more expensive stuff uses harder handle materials etc. Anyway, all I am saying is I have tested $20 and $2000 headphones and my favorites are all between $50 and $200.

Re: In-Ear wired headphones recommendation

I don't remember, let me change that sentence to: my favorites used to be in that range. I haven't used headphones since my son was born 5 and 1/2 years ago, I had this feeling that he was going to choke and wouldn't be able to hear him and I never got any use for them again also I bought better computer speakers and I like speakers more anyway so...

Re: In-Ear wired headphones recommendation

As I still haven't found a clear winner, I've decided I'll try a very cheap model which should also be decent and, if I'm not satisfied with that, I'll switch to a pricier one. The model I've chosen is the Xiaomi Piston 3 (which I've found available on AliExpress from Xiaomi's official store for about 8$, shipping included). I've read that it doesn't provide a very good isolation: maybe that can be improved by replacing the provided tips? (If that's true, what kind of tips would you recommend to me?).

Re: In-Ear wired headphones recommendation

Well, I gave those away, I didn't like them at all. You can try cheap ones but you still have to try great grands. One of my favorite brands is Audio-Technica, they have quite cheap ones, also of course another great brand is Sennheiser but look into Sony, Philips, JVC, Koss for cheaper ones.

Did you check that link I sent you? They have good headphones for all prices.

Re: In-Ear wired headphones recommendation

Well, I gave those away, I didn't like them at all. You can try cheap ones but you still have to try great grands.

Do you remember what you didn't like about them?I'll surely try bigger brands too if I'm not satisfied with the Xiaomi I've just bought (waiting for arrival) or if I find a (better) conclusive model in the meantime.I'm quite inexperienced regarding in-ear, slightly more experienced about on-ear headphones as I've tried/used various brands like: AKG, Sennheiser, Koss.

Re: In-Ear wired headphones recommendation

I've decided I'll try a very cheap model which should also be decent and, if I'm not satisfied with that, I'll switch to a pricier one.

Why don't you go for at least a mimimum price threshold of say, $20-25, steering clear this way off "very" cheap?

That is sure not to break the bank and, at least you don't risk as much throwing away your money (not to mention losing your patience) as you'd probably do by going with an 8 dollar-pair. Specially if you take into account that, at the latter price range, build quality and frequency response (hence SQ) are probably not going to be that great.

Re: In-Ear wired headphones recommendation

I forgot to tell you that I've received and tested the Xiaomi: I think they're not bad (cheap) headphones overall. I would have liked them more if the microphone had a greater distance from the ears (when the cord is wrapped over the ears).I hope they won't break immediately but considering the low price I bought them for I don't have great expectations.

TL;DR:

Isolation: not bad.

Sound quality: good (for the price).

Comfort: comfortable.

P.S. I wouldn't recommend the Xiaomi Piston 3 to people who don't enjoy having headphones with a pronounced amount of bass.